The NJ Police Chief Magazine Volume 26, Number 1 | Page 7

The New Jersey Police Chief Magazine | September 2019
From the NJSACOP Archives….September
1927
The NJSACOP Monthly State Chiefs Meeting for September 1927 was held in Newark, NJ. The following
amendment to Section 1, Article 4 of the NJSACOP Constitution was offered by the By-Laws Committee:
Persons eligible for membership in this association shall be chiefs of police having a permanent
command of a uniform force in any County or Municipality in the State of New Jersey and of which
force they are Executive officer and head thereof, also any Chief of Detectives attached to the Office
of the Prosecutor of Pleas in any County of the said State, the said Chief of Police and Chief of
Detectives must be protected by the Civil Service Act or the Tenure of Office act of the State of New
Jersey. This amendment shall not apply to members of this association and who are not protected by
the Civil Service act or the Tenure of Office act of the State of New Jersey.
1936
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
The NJSACOP Monthly State Chiefs Meeting for September 1936 was held at the Belmar
Superintendent,
Yacht Club in Belmar, NJ. Following the approval of the minutes from the previous meeting,
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a “communication from H. Norman Schwarzkopf dated June 8 tendering his resignation
from the association and thanking the association for courtesies extended was read and ordered filed.”
Mark Kimberling
Superintendent,
NJ State Police
1937
The NJSACOP Monthly State Chiefs Meeting for September 1937 was held in Belmar,
NJ. Following discussion regarding the status of the membership application of New
Jersey State Police Superintendent Mark Kimberling, Chief Roff moved that:
“Section 1 of Article 4 of the Constitution be amended to read and include the
Superintendent of State Police” which was carried after a second to the motion had
been made.
1960
The NJSACOP Monthly State Chiefs Meeting for September 1960 was conducted at the American Hotel
in Freehold.
Chief Charles McCoy, chair of the Association’s Conference Resolutions Committee, presented the Association’s resolution on the
Firearms Registration Act, NJSA 2A:151-36. “This resolution recommended the amendment of this statute regarding the time
(seven days) to ‘reasonable time to investigate’ applications for firearms permits.” A motion was made, seconded and passed
approving the resolution.
Chief Joseph Gorsky, Chairman of the NJSACOP Public
Relations Committee, reported on legislation and “brought to
the attention of members that this was an opportune time to
get behind the passage of a Police Training Bill. Chief Gorsky
pointed out recent incidents where police officers and
communities were held responsible for civil damage in
shooting cases, and the need for a state-wide standard in
police training to be obtained.” He also reported that Governor
Meyner had signed the pension bill amendment awarding
one-half salary to the widow of a police officer killed in the
performance of duty.
Chief Charles McCoy, Sr.
Boonton PD
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